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Re:Libra, 2 Weeks In on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @08:59AM (#20391252)
> The problem with cash is that it prohibits sensible monetary policy in certain situations

This is a feature not a bug.

Re:I was seven words away from being spear-phished on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @10:53AM (#20285551)
You could use Qubes OS[0] which will allow you to isolate different aspects of your computing into separate VMs easily.

[0] https://www.qubes-os.org/

Re:Fixing a Small Calc.exe Bug on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @09:49AM (#20223293)
Interestingly enough Wolfram Alpha uses month to mean 30 days and 10 hours(rounded to 30.42 days when displayed) which is 365/12.

`1 month - 10 hours` = 30 days

`2 months - 20 hours` = 60 days

> quality standard of living

How do you define this standard?

> equitable wealth distribution would be much better.

Let me present you with two scenarios, all else being equal, and you tell me in which one people are better off:

1: Every one makes the equivalent of $5,000 a year.

2: 90% of the population makes $20,000 a year and the remaining 10% make $100,000.

> This is how the western world justifies open exploitation.

Can you quantify this exploitation?

Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @12:22PM (#20214772)
The "51% attack" was in the financial interest to the miners. An actual attack would not be.
Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:19AM (#20213248)
Is tether crypto?
Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:18AM (#20213243)
Multiple validators with byzantine fault tolerance.
Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:17AM (#20213229)
Most countries currencies are floating(fluctuate). People do use fiat for making money, it's called Forex trading.
Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:15AM (#20213199)
There is your problem. You are assuming BTC is Bitcoin. The actual Bitcoin, working as intended, is BCH.
>RC was still a bad pollutant, producing 4x the pollution of all the cars in Europe, but by comparison, Carnival is pumping out over twice as much.

Why is this? Does Carnival have many more ships, or less efficient ships, or run their ships more often?